Sort of late, but:

  • If you have big hands, do not get a netbook
  • If you have bad vision, I doubt you will like the normal 10" screen of a netbook
  • If you don't already have a wireless network set up, unless you plan on being wired all the time, set one up
  • Netbooks are *not* high end, by any modern definition. Do not try to play games or do anything resource intensive on one

Basically, if you want to do a lot, get a real laptop or a desktop.